"Man'er, don't cry. Mother wants to see you smile. You… you've never smiled at me." Madam Yue had seen Xiao Man several times, but Xiao Man had never once smiled at her. Her gaze was full of distance, and Madam Yue thought Xiao Man must hate her, otherwise why wouldn't she acknowledge her?
Xiao Man couldn't manage a smile. Holding Madam Yue, she wept uncontrollably, "Mother, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have come. I shouldn't have come."
Madam Yue had initially thought Xiao Man hated her. But hearing these words, she finally understood. Xiao Man hadn't acknowledged her to allow her to continue living in this false happiness, fearing she couldn't bear the truth. That was why she had been cold and distant.
"Silly child, if you hadn't come, wouldn't I have lived my whole life in a lie?" Tears trickled down Madam Yue's cheeks. This was her daughter. After twenty years, she had finally seen her daughter. Seeing how outstanding her daughter was, she was relieved, yet guilty. She hadn't fulfilled her duty as a mother and had caused her daughter worry.
"Mother, I just want you to live. To live well."
Yue Ran stood stunned. Xiao Man was his full sister? How was that possible?
"Man'er, take me home. Bury me with Brother Zhen. We couldn't be together in life; let us share a tomb in death." Madam Yue took a breath. She didn't look at Yue Tianxia at all. Everything was a lie, but she didn't want to hate him. Let the past fade away with her death. As for their son, Madam Yue looked at the petrified Yue Ran. "Ran'er, from now on, you must be sensible. Mother can no longer be by your side."
"Mother, what exactly is going on?" Yue Ran felt his mind was incapable of thought. How could Xiao Man be his sister?
Madam Yue simply smiled gently at Yue Ran, then closed her eyes. Her peaceful face looked as if she were asleep. But Xiao Man knew that from this moment on, she truly had no father or mother, and her life's only path was the return.
Xiao Man gently laid Madam Yue down and picked up the sword from the ground. "Yue Ran, I must kill him. Even if he is your own father, I will kill him."
Yue Ran's mind was beyond comprehension. Xiao Man was his full sister through his mother, and his father had killed Xiao Man's clan and father. His father had killed his mother. He had once been a happy boy with both parents, but now he realized he had become a joke!
The others were also quite shocked. The sect leader's wife of the Heavenly Sword Sect was Xiao Man's birth mother? Then whose child was Xiao Man? This thought flashed through everyone's minds for just a moment before they arrived at an answer: absolutely not Yue Tianxia's child!
As Xiao Man lunged forward, Yue Tianxia had regained his senses. He never expected Madam Yue to regain her memory and save Xiao Man from his men. When he looked at Xiao Man, his eyes were filled with killing intent. It was this escaped fish that had ruined his meticulously laid plans!
"I will have you die!"
"That is what I want to say to you too!" Xiao Man said fiercely. "You killed my clan, defiled my birth mother, and deserve death!" Su Dan Novel Network.
"You, just you, want to kill me? Overestimating yourself!" Yue Tianxia grabbed Xiao Man's wrist and twisted it forcefully. Xiao Man's wrist dislocated, and the sword slipped from her grasp. However, Xiao Man did not stop her assault. Nangong Yu cooperated with her attack. Together, they managed to push Yue Tianxia into a rather cornered state.
Sang Hua watched this scene and immediately felt danger. "Junior Sister Linghu, we must retreat."
"How can we retreat? Didn't you say that if she gets into trouble, Zefang will also be in danger? Take her with us!"
"All of us combined are no match for Yue Tianxia. Now that we know the Heavenly Sword Sect's dirty secrets, Yue Tianxia will likely silence us to keep them hidden. Let's go!" Sang Hua no longer cared about Xiao Man, especially now that Xiao Man had lost her mind and was charging to fight Yue Tianxia to the death!
Although Xiao Man and Nangong Yu possessed extraordinary talent, their cultivation time was still too short. They were no match for Yue Tianxia and soon fell into a disadvantage. Xiao Man also fell into Yue Tianxia's hands.
Yue Tianxia choked Xiao Man's neck, his face contorted with ferocity. "You are merely a lowly ant, daring to contend with the sun and moon. Ants are always ants; they can never become fierce tigers!"
Blood dripped from Xiao Man's lips onto the stone she wore around her neck. The stone's color gradually changed. Xiao Man's consciousness was fading, and death was approaching, until finally, there was only darkness.
Suddenly, Xiao Man reached out and grabbed Yue Tianxia's wrist. Before Yue Tianxia could react to what was happening, his hand was broken, and Xiao Man successfully escaped from Yue Tianxia's grasp. No, it shouldn't be said she escaped; she gained freedom.
The moment Xiao Man landed, she attacked Yue Tianxia's dantian. Even with Yue Tianxia's full defense, his dantian was pierced by Xiao Man, almost causing her to damage his Golden Body.
"How is this possible? How could you break my defense?"
However, Xiao Man couldn't hear him. At this moment, Xiao Man was enveloped in black mist, her eyes blood red, as if attacking by instinct. But Yue Tianxia knew that wasn't the case, because Xiao Man now possessed the cultivation of the Divine Transformation stage!
"You are not Xiao Man. Who are you?" Yue Tianxia asked in shock. The aura felt familiar, yet he was also wary. After a moment, Yue Tianxia blurted out, "You are Yu Ju!"
"Yu Ju!" The name seemed to carry inherent malevolence, causing everyone present to be unable to move. The chilling aura that followed them made everyone's hair stand on end, especially the pressure of a Divine Transformation stage expert emanating from Xiao Man, which was terrifying.
"I didn't expect the so-called righteous path of the martial world to be such a group of people. To snatch treasures, they annihilated entire families, defiled mothers, and then wanted to silence them. Not even acting human, yet they dared to claim righteousness. Truly disgusting." A low, unfamiliar voice came from Xiao Man's mouth, clearly another person. "Yue Tianxia, you old scoundrel, having lived for so many years, you are still so despicable, shameless, and perverted."
"You… you truly are Yu Ju!"
"What, are you afraid of me?" Xiao Man sneered and charged at Yue Tianxia like an arrow released from its string. The two fought fiercely in the square of the Divine Might Hall. Yan Yuqing crawled up from the ground and helped Nangong Yu out.
"What is going on here?"
"I don't know." Nangong Yu looked at the black dragon that had taken human form. "Is that Yu Ju?"
"Not like it." The black dragon shook its head. "Somewhat similar, but not him. It should be a Ghost King."
"Wuhuan?" Nangong Yu was somewhat shocked. Wasn't Ghost King Wuhuan guarding the Ghost Realm and unable to come out? Why was he here, possessing Xiao Man's body to fight Yue Tianxia?
"The aura is very similar, but he shouldn't be able to leave the Ghost Realm." The black dragon crossed its arms and watched the battle from the side. "However, we need to finish this quickly, or that girl's body won't be able to withstand Wuhuan's power and will collapse."